Joy Pittman, Founder, HR For The Culture

Feb 16

Coined "The Olivia Pope of HR," Joy Pittman is an HR Strategist working to close the racial wealth gap for Black business owners and the people they employ. To this end, in 2017, she founded HR For The Culture, the premier HR Outsource & Direct Hire Staffing Firm for black e-commerce and services businesses.

Joy has been featured on several podcasts, panels, and publications, including the She Leads Podcast, State Of Young Black New York Annual Conference hosted by the NY Urban League & Thrive Global, to name a few. She also co-authored an anthology entitled "The Humans Behind The Resources" in collaboration with four other amazing women in HR.

Currently, Joy sits on the Advisory Board of the Transformational Leadership Program at Pace University in NY; and facilities the "Boss Up Your Business" free online community where black women entrepreneurs are equipped to scale their businesses through strategic hiring. She is also is looking forward to the March 1, 2021 launch of the HR For The Culture Melanated Moguls (HR4TC MM), where she aims to help 100 black women build the teams they need to scale their businesses by the end of 2021.

Before founding HR4TC, Joy served in the for-profit and not for profits sectors as an HR Leader across industries including social services, health care, education, real estate management, and corporate finance for over 15 years. Joy holds a Master's degree in Human Resources Management, Bachelor's degree in Economics, SPHR, and SHRM-SCP certifications, and is a 2022 JD Candidate at Rutgers Law School in Newark, NJ.